Mr. Antoine AL Rayess, Director General, Beirut Port

99 -- LEBANON: DUE 030395 POC Tel 961-1-580211 OR 580216; FAX 961-1- 585836 OR 585835, BEIRUT, LEBANON 999809 engineering and contracting services Beirut Port management has announced a prequalification call for increasing the depth of the basins at Beirut Port the rocks at Beirut Port area are of marno-calcaire type the project is to be financed by a USD 54 million loan from the European Bank eb, with the remainder to be covered by Beirut Port revenues participating companies should have previous experience in similar projects for depths ranging from 11 to 15 meters interested firms May obtain prequalification documents from Antoine Rayess, General manager, Beirut Port management, Port street, Tel 961-1-580211 or 580216, fax 961-1-585835, Beirut, Lebanon. Offers should be submitted by hand not later than March 3, 1995 local Noon time, to the Beirut Port management note eximbank has resumed financial coverage to Lebanon effective November 13, 1994 for more information please contact eximbank Director Julie D belaga, 811 Vermont ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20571, Tel (202) 565-3380, fax: (202) 565-3380. U S. passports are not valid for travel in, to or through Lebanon without special validation American companies are encouraged to work in Lebanon by drawing on the resources of their existing non-American staff, and in joint venture with Lebanese or third-country firms the travel ban will be reviewed February 1995 Post contact/prepared by rumari Please send a copy of your response to: Commercial Section (TOP), American Embassy, Beirut, Dept of State, Washington DC 20521, Refer to T39SA.. (0031)

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